The Sex Pistols make their first TV appearance

The Sex Pistols made their first appearance on the UK music show Top Of The Pops, where they lip-synched to their third single, 'Pretty Vacant'. The performance helped push the song up the charts to No.7.

The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975.

They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians. Although their initial career lasted just two-and-a-half years and produced only four singles and one studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music.

The Sex Pistols originally comprised vocalist Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock.

Matlock was replaced by Sid Vicious in early 1977. Under the management of impresario Malcolm McLaren, the band provoked controversies that captivated Britain. Their concerts repeatedly faced difficulties with organizers and authorities, and public appearances often ended in mayhem. Their 1977 single "God Save the Queen", attacking Britons' social conformity and deference to the Crown, precipitated the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium".

Retro History for July 21 The 50s 60s 70s 80s

Retro History For The Decade 1980

1989 Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors
1989 Greg LeMond wins Tour de France in fastest time
1989 Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title
1988 ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian)
1987 Kristi Addis, of Mississippi, crowned 5th Miss Teen USA
1986 Barbara Palacios Teyde, 22, of Venezuela, crowned 35th Miss Universe
1985 "Leader of the Pack" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 120 performances
1985 114th British Golf Open: Sandy Lyle shoots a 282 at Royal St. George
1985 Amina Fakir (Detroit), 23, crowned 18th Miss Black America
1985 Bernard Hinault wins his 5th and last Tour de France
1985 Judy Clark wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
1984 1st documented case of a robot killing a human in U.S.
1984 Marita Koch of E Germany sets world women's mark for 200m, 21.71s
1984 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear Test
1983 Polish government ends 19 months of martial law
1983 Storm cuts short free Diana Ross concert in New York's Central Park
1983 U.S. announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge
1982 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1981 Australia set 130 to win, all out 111 at Headingley Willis 8-43
1980 Jean-Claude Droyer climbs Eiffel Tower in 2 hours 18 minutes

Retro History For The Decade 1970

1979 108th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots a 283 at Royal Lytham
1979 National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, New York) dedicated
1978 Bolivia military coup under general Juan Pereda, President Hugo Banzer flees
1978 U.S. Postal Service and unions agree on a contract averting mail strike
1978 World's strongest dog, 80-kg St. Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m
1977 Despite protests, The Sex Pistols made their first appearance on the UK music show Top Of The Pops, where they lip-synched to their third single, 'Pretty Vacant'. The performance helped push the song up the charts to No.7.
1977 Libyan-Egyptian border fights
1977 Sri Lanka premier Bandaranaike loses election
1976 "Guys and Dolls" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 239 performances
1976 1st outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" kills 29 in Philadelphia
1975 Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers manager
1975 New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays
1974 29th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Haynie
1974 Eddy Merckx wins his 5th Tour de France
1974 House Judiciary approves 2 Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon
1973 Braves Hank Aaron hits Ken Brett's fastball for his 700th home run
1973 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Atoll un the Pacific
1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet
1972 2 passenger trains collide head-on killing 76, Seville, Spain
1972 27.5 cm rainfall at Fort Ripley, Minnesota, state record
1972 Bloody Friday: 22 IRA-bombs explode in Belfast
1972 Dodgers release and end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
1972 In New York, 57 murders occur in 24 hours
1971 U.S. performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
1970 Huge Aswan Dam opens in Egypt
1970 Libya orders confiscation of all Jewish property
1970 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1970 Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits and Padres lose, 3-0

Retro History For The Decade 1960

1969 Neil Armstrong steps on Moon at 2:56:15 AM, GMT
1969 Russia's Luna 15 impacts moon after 52 lunar orbits
1968 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, Texas
1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational
1968 Jan Janssen wins Tour de France: 1st Dutchman
1966 Gemini X returns to Earth
1966 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1965 Pakistan, Iran and Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact
1964 Arnold Long takes 11 catches in the match for Surrey vs. Sussex
1964 Mildred Simpson runs female world record marathon (3:19:33)
1964 Netherlands last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan
1963 45th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 279 at Dallas AC Dallas
1962 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany, Georgia
1962 Battles on Chinese and Indies boundary
1961 Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom
1960 Country of Katanga forms in Africa
1960 In Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Sirima Bandaranaike is world's 1st woman PM
1960 Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing

Retro History For The Decade 1950

1959 1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, christened, Camden, New Jersey
1959 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green)
1957 1st black to win a major U.S. tennis tournament, Althea Gibson
1957 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton Ohio
1957 Marilynn Smith/Fay Crocker wins Hot Springs 4-Ball Golf Tournament
1956 Cincinnati Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins
1956 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Enwetak
1955 1st sub powered by liquid metal cooled reactor launched-Seawolf
1954 At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam
1952 7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County California, 14 killed
1952 Premier Ghavam es-Sultaneh of Persia, resigns
1951 Dalai Lama returns to Tibet

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January 31 - Today In Rock Music History

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Musicians Born On January 31

1914 Cyril Stapleton (UK band leader)
1921 Mario Lanza (tenor)
1928 Chuck Willis (C.C. Rider)
1946 Terry Kath (Chicago)
1951 Harry Wayne Casey (KC and the Sunshine Band)
1951 Phil Manzannera (Roxy Music)
1956 John Lydon (Johnny Rotten - Sex Pistols)
1961 Lloyd Cole (Commotions)
1966 Alan Jaworski (Jesus Jones)
1967 Jason Cooper (The Cure)


Deaths On January 31

1970 Slim Harpo (US blues performer)

Number 1 In The Charts On January 31

1968 Love Affair: Everlasting Love UK 45
1970 Edison Lighthouse: Love Grows UK 45
1970 Jackson Five: I Want You Back US 45
1976 Abba: Mamma Mia UK 45
1976 Roy Orbison: The Very Best of Roy Orbison UK LP
1981 Blondie: The Tide Is High US 45
1998 Janet : Together Again : US single
1999 Armand Van Helden : You Don't Know Me : UK single

Various Music Events On January 31

1965 P.J. Proby's trousers split onstage at Ritz Cinema, Luton.

1970 The Band LP hits UK chart.

1970 Jackson Five debut on UK chart with I Want You Back.

1971 Aretha Franklin sings memorial song at the funeral of Mahalia Jackson.

1972 Joan Baez awarded gold record for three-year-old LP Any Day Now, an LP of Bob Dylan songs.

1976 10CC's How Dare You hits UK LP chart.

1979 Clash begin major American tour, with Bo Diddley supporting.

1981 Neil Diamond hits US Hot 100 at No. 32 with Hello Again (on way to No. 6)

1998 The "Come Together" benefit concert becomes an E Street Band reunion, with Max Weinberg, Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons joining in. The show, held at a small New Jersey theatre, was a benefit for the family of Sgt. Patrick King, a Long Branch, NJ, police officer killed in the line of duty. It turns into a 3 1/2 hour jam with Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny, Little Steven and other New Jersey musicians.


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January 5 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On January 5, 1978 The Sex Pistols start their only US tour in Atlanta, Georgia.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test
1989 Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990
1987 Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, NJ
1985 Bryan Trottier failed on 9th Islander penalty shot
1985 Discovery moves to launch pad for STS-51-C mission
1984 Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws
1984 Greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings
1982 Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation
1981 "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 minutes to 30 minutes
1981 British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of "Yorkshire Ripper" murders of 13 women

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1978 Sex Pistols start their only US tour in Atlanta, Georgia
1977 Kenya president Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliament
1976 MacNeil-Lehrer Report premieres on PBS
1976 Cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea"
1976 Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies
1975 "Wiz" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1672 performances
1975 Charlie Smalls' "Wiz," premieres in New York City
1975 Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days
1975 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent and Hobart, Tasmania and ship sinks
1974 Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother"
1973 Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel
1973 Netherlands recognizes East Germany
1972 Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178)
1972 NASA announces development of space shuttle
1972 New York City transit fare rises from 30 cents to 35 cents
1972 President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle
1972 West-Pakistani sheik Mujib ur-Rahman freed
1971 1st one-day international, Australia vs. England at the MCG
1971 Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak
1971 U.S. heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found
1970 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike
1970 KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 Soap Opera "All My Children," premieres on ABC

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 "Maggie Flynn" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 82 performances
1969 Bollingen prize for poetry presented to John Berryman and Karl Shapiro
1969 Neville Williams' "Chronology of the Expanding World" completed
1969 U.S.S.R. Venera 5 launched for 1st successful planet landing (Venus)
1968 Dr. Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law
1968 Dubcek succeeds President Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia
1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, California (IND) begins
1964 Pope Paul VI visits Jordan and Israel
1964 San Diego Chargers win AFL-championship
1963 "Camelot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 873 performances
1963 "Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 719 performances
1963 San Diego beats Boston 51-10 in AFL championship game
1962 Tony Sheridan and Beatles produce "My Bonnie" and "The Saints"
1961 U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
1960 Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV
1959 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"
1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants
1957 Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East
1956 Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel"
1955 KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
1953 Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea
1953 Samuel Beckett's "En Attendant Godot," premieres in Paris
1952 Flying Enterprise sinks
1951 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open
1950 Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in New York City


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January 2 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On January 2, 1979 Sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen begins.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship
1989 UCLA wins a record 7th consecutive bowl game
1988 Ashland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, Penn
1988 Mulroney and Reagan sign Canada-U.S. free trade agreement
1987 Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ
1987 Troops of Chad President Habre conquer Fada oasis
1986 191.66 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange
1986 New York Islander, Mike Bossy, scores his 500th goal
1985 90th hat trick in Islander history-Brent Sutter
1985 Australia beat WI by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wkts
1985 Egyptian President Mubarak reappoints Coptic pope Shenuda III
1985 Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score
1985 Undefeated BYU becomes college football champions
1984 Darryl Cullinan, 16, scores his 1st first-class cricket century
1984 Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship
1984 Riot in Tunis kills over 100
1984 Wilson Goode, sworn-in as Philadelphia's 1st black mayor
1983 "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 2,377 performances
1983 "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 767 performances
1983 Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ
1983 Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"
1983 Ken Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passes
1982 "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 48 performances
1982 70th Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64)
1982 Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins
1982 San Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13:52 of OT
1981 Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 200 m butterfly (2:05.65)
1981 Sylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, WI vs. Pakistan
1980 68th Australian Men Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62)

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 30th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver
1979 Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (v WI)
1979 Sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen begins
1978 Bulent Ecevit forms government in Turkey
1978 Rhino Records releases their 1st album "Wildmania"
1977 Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing
1975 U.S. Department of Interior designates grizzly bear a threatened species
1974 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon
1974 Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres
1972 "Rothschilds" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 505 performances
1972 Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco '49ers 14-3 in NFC championship game
1972 Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars
1972 Miami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game
1971 A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66
1970 Dutch premiere of musical "Hair" in Amsterdam
1970 U.S. population is 203,302,031

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 "Fig Leaves Are Falling" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances
1969 "Soviet Sport" calls Emile Zatopek a public enemy
1969 Lorraine Hansberry's "To be Young, Gifted and Black," premieres in New York City
1968 "Zizi" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 49 performances
1968 Christian Barnard performs 2nd heart transplant
1968 KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, California (IND) begins broadcasting
1966 1st Jewish child born in Spain since 1492 expulsion
1966 Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game
1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters
1965 New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath
1965 Obverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict present-day
1964 Ayub Khan elected president of Pakistan
1964 Failed assassination attempt on president Nkrumah of Ghana
1962 Nighttime version of "Password" with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS
1961 1st AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16
1961 Hawaii's, then all time low temperature, 14 degrees F recorded atop Haleakale
1960 1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax)
1960 John F. Kennedy announces run for U.S. Presidency
1960 John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years
1960 Roger Sessions' 4th Symphony, premieres

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees
1959 U.S.S.R. launches Mechta, Luna 1, for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st solar orbit
1958 Dmitri Shostakovich' 2nd Piano concert, premieres in NY
1957 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge
1956 Poujadists/communists win French parliamentary elections
1955 1st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)
1954 Herman Wouks "Caine Mutiny," premieres in New York City
1953 NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak
1952 "Pal Joey" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 542 performances
1951 Philip Barry's "Second Threshold," premieres in New York City

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October 28 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On October 28, 1977 The Sex Pistols release 'Never Mind the Bollocks' LP.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Oakland A's sweep San Francisco Giants in earthquake/BART series
1988 Jurors award $147,000 to Tacoma parishioner seduced by her minister
1988 Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to University Washington library
1986 KOB-AM in Albuquerque New Mexico changes call letters to KKOB
1986 KOB-TV in Albuquerque NM's final transmission
1985 Ravi Ratnayeke takes 8-83 for Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan
1984 14th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:29:30
1984 15th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53
1984 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament
1982 NASA launches RCA-E
1982 Spain's socialists win/communists lose elections
1981 Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia
1981 New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Dick Howser (best Yank manager win-lost percentage .636) replaces Billy Martin
1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1978 Don Ritchie runs world record 100k (6:10:20)
1977 Sex Pistols release 'Never Mind the Bollocks' LP
1976 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees)
1976 Train collision at Goes, Netherlands, 7 die
1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games
1975 Cleveland Metroparks assume operating responsibilities for Zoo
1974 1st time 2 Islanders hat trick in same game-MacMillian and Westfall
1974 Luna 23 launched (landing on Moon)
1974 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 Elmore Smith of Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record)
1973 Sharon Miller wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
1972 "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 12 performances
1971 England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit
1971 John and Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in New York City
1970 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99
1970 US/U.S.S.R. sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1966 Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour
1965 630 foot high Gateway Arch completed in St. Louis
1965 Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion
1962 Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis
1962 New York Giant YA Tittle passes for 7 touchdowns vs Washington Redskins (49-34)
1962 Radio Moscow reports nuclear missiles in Cuba deactivated
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1961 "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 796 performances
1961 Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for New York Mets

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Buffalo Bills enter AFL
1959 Jean Genet's "Les Nigres," premieres in Paris
1958 Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII
1958 Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322)
1957 WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus
1955 Egypt and Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty
1954 Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature
1954 Major league owners vote down sale of A's to a Philadelphia syndicate
1954 N Richard Nash' "Rainmaker," premieres in New York City
1954 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway
1953 Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)
1953 Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees
1952 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open
1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site


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